re: Auburn with Bruce Pearl

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Bruce does still care about Tennessee. He is very genuine about that fact and says so often. That said, the same devotion and determination that causes him to have fond feelings toward the Tennessee program are the very same things that cause him to genuinely have ownership now in the Auburn program.

Bruce is by far the most powerful and well liked coach on campus. He has earned that right. He plays in a great Arena and has a practice facility approved that is about to be built adjacent to that Arena. The two best players on this year's team come from Newnan and Fairburn, Georgia. Those towns are approx an hour's drive from campus.

He has a new contract that makes him one of the top 5 paid coaches in the country. Add to that the fact that he has built a mini palace for a home and his son is one of his top assistants and you have a guy that has no interest in starting over again. Tennessee would be smart to go after Steven Pearl if the opportunity came open.

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